This will be the second such ‘listening event’. It will run from 11am until 1pm – at which point we will provide a light lunch. We want to hear about the experiences of people from across the Diocese of Leeds about issues of social justice. In this event we want to explore how churches are responding to those living in poverty. The demands on groups providing food and organisations like the SVP just seem to be going up and up. We need to ask ourselves ‘How do we respond to them as Church?’
The first event was held at Wheeler Hall in Leeds just before Christmas and we need to move this conversation around the Diocese. So this event will take place at St Mary & St Monica Church in Cottingley just off the main road to Bingley.
So we can get the right amount of food for lunch please register via our Eventbrite page. Use the button to go to this.
(The J&P Commission itself will also be meeting at the earlier time of 10am – and if you wanted to come along for that then you would also be welcome).
This event has been organised by the Northern Dioceses’ Environment Group (NDEG).
Who is this event for?
NDEG invite parishes and individuals from across the North of England to come along to this day .
Come along if you want to:
- find out more about how our food supply system links to our faith
- see what actions are being taken in Lancashire to create a more sustainable food supply system
- Find out more about how poverty and food are linked
- meet others from across the North of England want to live more sustainably and meet the challenges that Pope Francis set out in Laudato Si
What will happen?
Francis Stewart from the CAFOD Theology team will provide an initial reflection about food and faith.
Anna Clayton from Food Futures in Lancaster will show how local community based practical action can be part of a global movement calling for food system transformation, food sovereignty and food security.
Allison Light from Morecambe Bay Poverty Truth Commission will share food insecurity from the perspective of lived experience.
There will be a Fairtrade stall and a plant and seed-swap stall. If you have any excess seeds or seedlings then bring some along and swap them for something else! There will also be a stall about how microplastics are affecting our food.
Use the button to find out more and register to attend. ALL Welcome.
NB parishioners of the Leeds Diocese who want to go can reclaim the cost of using public transport to get there. Email jandp@dioceseofleeds.org.uk if you would like to do this and make sure you keep a photo of your tickets.